how to pronounce confer

/kənˈfɜːɹ/

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confer is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of confer in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… beliefs can also confer a semuc benefits …”

meaning of confer

Confer means to bring together, to meet, to discuss, to confer with, to ask for advice.

confer frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word confer occurs in english on average 3.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics confer can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that confer can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;

3) people, society, and culture;